Health & Wellness

Hey, LGBTQ+ Ohio! Get That Checked Before It’s a Problem: Common Health Conditions That Sneak Up On You

Many LGBTQ+ adults avoid going to the doctor because they have had bad experiences in the past.

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Black LGBTQ+ women aren’t safe in Cleveland, but they’re finding ways to thrive

In 2020, an analysis by Bloomberg CityLab ranked Cleveland as the worst city for Black women to live. For Black LGBTQ+ women, the struggles are real.

Audio This News is So Gay (7/29/26): Covering the Trump Administration’s Latest Attacks on the LGBTQ+ Community

Featuring: Christopher Wiggins (The Advocate) and Orion Rummler (The 19th)

There’s a not-so-secret garden growing in Dayton’s BIPOC LGBTQ+ community

Black In Blooming is cultivating community and health for Black queer Daytonians through art, movement and intentional spaces for belonging

Ohio’s laws criminalize people living with HIV. This org is doing everything they can to change that.

From education to advocacy, Caracole in Cincinnati is wielding every tool at their disposal to help end the HIV epidemic.

‘Playing with fire’: Trump administration cuts HIV prevention funding to community-based organizations, including Equitas Health in Ohio

Advocates fear the cuts could set the stage for an increase in new HIV cases.

Crowdfunding has become a lifeline for LGBTQ+ Ohioans of color

Community members say online fundraisers and mutual aid are filling gaps left by housing, healthcare and employment systems.

LGBTQ+ survivors of intimate partner violence sometimes fear emergency shelters. One Ohio org has booked an alternative.

LGBTQ+ people have higher barriers to seeking and getting help, fearing mistreatment from social workers, healthcare workers and law enforcement.

The stock image shows clothes in (coincidentally) trans Pride colors hanging on a wooden hangar. A label is on the hangar that reads "DONATE."
New Ohio LGBTQ+ org offers free gender-affirming clothing and community

The Rainbow Society of Medina County's MoE's Closet opened last January and has already helped its queer neighbors

A lack of funding, a glut of stigma: How Ohio LGBTQ+ health outcomes are impacted

Recognizing the ripple effects of one population’s health outcomes can be a powerful message for other Ohioans whose attention might be elsewhere.

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